External Scholarships

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The College of Law provides the following
scholarship information as a courtesy to prospective and current students.
These are external scholarships that are awarded and administered by outside organizations and are not controlled by the College of Law. Deadlines, scholarship amounts and application requirements can change rapidly and should be verified by directly contacting the scholarship sponsor. Any questions or requests for additional information should also be directed to the scholarship sponsor.

Please note that scholarships reduce the amount of loan funding you are eligible for. If you receive an outside scholarship, you must notify the Office of Financial Aid.

Entering 1L Students

Scholarship Details

Deadline

Amount

Albert Pick, Jr. Fund Law Student Scholarship Program: established to assist a first-year law student who is a long-term resident of Chicago studying at one of the selected law schools in the Chicago area (including DePaul). Contact (507) 931-1682.

June

$5,000

American Bar Association (ABA) Legal Opportunity Scholarship: is meant to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to and attend law school. Awarded to 20 incoming diverse law students who have overcome adversity, proven themselves through academic success and public service, and demonstrated the tenacity to excel within the profession.

Federal Circuit Bar Association Charitable and Education Fund Scholarshi​ps: open to students (a) pursuing a JD degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any ABA accredited law school, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

​Holliday Karatinos Scholarship​: The personal injury law firm Holliday Karatinos, PLLC Scholarship Program is designed to help college students who are interested in pursuing and institution of higher education. Applicants must submit an essay with the focus on: Personal Injury - Concussions in Sports.

American Bar Association (ABA) Legal Opportunity Scholarship: is meant to encourage racial and ethnic minority students to apply to and attend law school. Awarded to 20 incoming diverse law students who have overcome adversity, proven themselves through academic success and public service, and demonstrated the tenacity to excel within the profession.

March

$15,000

American Indian Graduate Center Scholarships: intended to provide financial assistance in the form of scholarships to American Indian and Alaska Native students to defray the cost of attendance at both post-secondary vocational schools and institutions of higher education, including graduate and professional schools.

Black Women Lawyers Association of Greater Chicago, Inc. Scholarships: BWLA recognizes the critical significance of ensuring the success of students of color and women during their legal education, throughout bar exam study, and in the competitive job market today. BWLA provides scholarships to deserving law students twice per year: once in the Fall in the form of book scholarships, and once in the Spring during the annual spring fundraiser.

February 4

Up to $3,000

Defense Research Institute (DRI) Law Student Diversity Scholarship: open to rising second- and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students. All rising second- and third-year female law students are also eligible, regardless of race or ethnicity. Any other rising second- and third-year law students who come from backgrounds that would add to the cause of diversity, regardless of race or gender, are eligible to apply.

March /April

$10,000

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship: awarded to a 1L or 2L student who is a member of a historically underrepresented group in intellectual property law (including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability).

Latham & Watkins LLP Diversity Scholars Programs: Latham's Diversity Scholars Program is designed to increase the number of diverse law students studying at ABA-accredited law schools who want to pursue a career in a global law firm, and intend to practice law in the United States. They offer a 1L Fellowship Program, a 2L Diversity Scholars Program, and other opportunities.

Specialized Practice Area

Scholarship Details

Deadline

Amount

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Mike Eidson Scholarship: awarded annually to a female student entering her third year of law school (or fourth year in an evening program) who has demonstrated a commitment to a career as a trial lawyer, along with dedication to upholding and defending the priniples of the Constitution, and to the concept of a fair trial, the adversary system, and a just result for the injured, the accused, and those whose rights are jeopardized.

Opens February

$5,000

American Association for Justice (AAJ) Trial Advocacy Scholarship: open to all AAJ law student members who are entering their second and third year of law school. Awarded to the applicant who best demonstrates: commitment to AAJ and its mission; a desire to represent victims; interest and skill in trial advocacy; and financial need.

Cook County Public Defenders Association Jack Carey Memorial Scholars​hip: intended for law students who clerk at the Cook County Public Defender. $2500 is awarded three times a year.

multiple deadlines

$2,500

Donald W. Banner Diversity Scholarship: awarded to a 1L or 2L student who is a member of a historically underrepresented group in intellectual property law (including race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and disability).

January

$5,000

The Federal Circuit Bar Association Charitable and Education Fund Scholarsh​ip: open to students (a) pursuing a JD degree, (b) enrolling for the upcoming academic year in any ABA accredited law school, (c) having financial need, and (d) showing a demonstrable interest in one of the many topics that lie within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Regional

Scholarship Details

Deadline

Amount

Bohemian Lawyers Association of Chicago Scholarship: all persons of Czech, Moravian, Ruthenian, Silesian or Slovak ancestry enrolled in an accredited law school in the greater Chicagoland area are eligible for a Bohemian Lawyers' Association of Chicago annual scholarship.

Kane County Bar Foundation Scholarships: Scholarships are awarded to deserving law students including those whose permanent address, or the permanent address of at least one of their parent/guardians, is in Kane County.

​Serbian Bar Association of America (SBAA) Scholarship​: The SBAA awards scholarships to law students every year at its scholarship gala. All persons of Serbian birth or ancestry and/or their spouses who are enrolled in an accredited law schoo​​l in the U.S. are eligible. The SBAA typically awards two $2,000 scholarships, one $1,000 scholarship and one $500 scholarship.